Group Members: Megan Rust, Logan Mumma, Andrea Caffarini
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Brief introduction of the tool
Plurk is a website very similar to “Twitter.” It is a free social networking sites that allows users to post “plurks” or status updates. The website allows its users to follow other users and find out what is going on in their daily life. The plurker, aka Plurk user, writes a short blurb about how they are feeling, what is going on in their life, what they are thinking, etc. Plurk allows the user to have a profile with a profile picture and facts about themselves. The thing that makes Plurk unique is the timeline at the top a profile. Instead of a newsfeed, another member can just read what has been happening with their friend via the timeline.
Advantages of the tool
Allows students immediate contact with the teacher and peers for efficiency
Students can ask questions to the teacher under a screen name so they won’t be embarrassed
Plurk can be used to communicate with parents
Allows contact between students at home not limited to school
Teachers can check up on student activity with the Karma counter
It can be made as private or public as the teacher finds appropriate
"Cliques" can be made for private chatting among peers (or classmates)
Disadvantages (limitations) of the tool
Hard to find friends
Text limits in the plurks
Application of the tool in your subject area Plurk is a great tool that can be used in many Social Studies projects. Like a blog, students can post back and forth on Plurk, asking questions, or giving homework tips. A great application for Plurk to complete an assignment would be keep Plurk as a side project in the classroom. Students could still use Plurk for asking questions and receive homework help, but as a teacher you could also mandate that the students do some kind of written work on Plurk. In the case of an economics class, the teacher could use Plurk by ending class with a question. Not a complex one that requires a lot of text (because text is limited on your Plurk), but rather a short scenario that the students could answer the question to in a few short sentences. For example, the teacher can ask at the end of the day "Where do markets produce in Perfect Competition, Imperfect Competition, and in a Monopoly?" This is a question that can be answered in just a few short words, but requires a substantial understanding of the material. Plurk is easy to access for a teacher and student so the question can easily be answered and graded at the end of each day.
Find a tutorial video on YouTube
List of key features showed in the ScreenToaster :
Walks user through the plurkers
Explains karma
How to get more karma/how much a user karma has
How to update your Plurk
How to talk to others on Plurk
Users can share videos and blog posts
Shows Plurk on the iPod/iPhone
Communication Tool:
Group Members: Megan Rust, Logan Mumma, Andrea CaffariniScreenshot or logo
Brief introduction of the tool
Plurk is a website very similar to “Twitter.” It is a free social networking sites that allows users to post “plurks” or status updates. The website allows its users to follow other users and find out what is going on in their daily life. The plurker, aka Plurk user, writes a short blurb about how they are feeling, what is going on in their life, what they are thinking, etc. Plurk allows the user to have a profile with a profile picture and facts about themselves. The thing that makes Plurk unique is the timeline at the top a profile. Instead of a newsfeed, another member can just read what has been happening with their friend via the timeline.
Application of the tool in your subject area
Plurk is a great tool that can be used in many Social Studies projects. Like a blog, students can post back and forth on Plurk, asking questions, or giving homework tips. A great application for Plurk to complete an assignment would be keep Plurk as a side project in the classroom. Students could still use Plurk for asking questions and receive homework help, but as a teacher you could also mandate that the students do some kind of written work on Plurk. In the case of an economics class, the teacher could use Plurk by ending class with a question. Not a complex one that requires a lot of text (because text is limited on your Plurk), but rather a short scenario that the students could answer the question to in a few short sentences. For example, the teacher can ask at the end of the day "Where do markets produce in Perfect Competition, Imperfect Competition, and in a Monopoly?" This is a question that can be answered in just a few short words, but requires a substantial understanding of the material. Plurk is easy to access for a teacher and student so the question can easily be answered and graded at the end of each day.
Find a tutorial video on YouTube
List of key features showed in the ScreenToaster :
Walks user through the plurkers
Explains karma
How to get more karma/how much a user karma has
How to update your Plurk
How to talk to others on Plurk
Users can share videos and blog posts
Shows Plurk on the iPod/iPhone
Useful Resources
Plurk FAQ
Plurk: Unique or Just Another Twitter Clone?
http://blog.plurk.com/
Twitter vs Plurk
What is Plurk and what are the benefits of Plurking?
What is Plurk?